Pooja is our subject matter expert on AI, data analytics, emerging technologies, and building organisational maturity (culture + talent) to harness the value from technology investments.​

Pooja specialises across sectors such as healthcare and government. In her role, Pooja advises C-suite leaders and product leaders to make informed choices around strategic sourcing, assessing their fitness for technology use cases and helping leaders build a business case for technology investments. She is passionate about developing ADAPT’s viewpoints on separating technology hype from reality in areas such as generative AI.​

Pooja has spent 10 years across technology markets with a specific focus on the Australian and U.S. markets honed during her recent roles at Bain & Co. and more than six years as a principal analyst at Gartner.​

When she is not working, Pooja leads pro-bono consulting projects to assist women in underserved communities. Her latest gig focused on destigmatizing taboos around women’s sexual and reproductive health across the Indian community.​

Marie is an internationally recognised digital authority; advocate for the humanitarian application of AI; and a relentless inclusion and accessibility advocate.

Marie conceived and led the global co-design and co-creation effort with people with disability to deliver “Nadia” the first AI digital human for service delivery. Marie’s current humanitarian project is the AI Digital Human Cardiac Coach.

Marie’s extensive experience across public and private sectors includes delivering significant technology, innovation and digital services transformation programs encompassing revenue, business, health, human services, payments, biometrics, identity, immigration operations and disability services.

The diversity of roles covers service delivery operations, global technology strategy, Chief Information Officer, Chief Technology Architect, Technology Authority, board director, government advisor, and mentor to start-ups.

In 2005 the US Government awarded Marie an O-1 Visa (Individuals with Extraordinary Ability) to take up the role of Microsoft Worldwide Executive Director of Public Services and eGovernment.

Marie was Head of the Technology Authority for the National Disability Insurance Scheme. For many years, Marie was the Department of Human Services Chief Technology Architect, with responsibilities covering the Health and Human Services Access Card, and the architecture and technology business cases bringing together the massive systems of Centrelink, Medicare Australia, and the Child Support Agency.

For many years, Marie was an invited member of the Accenture Global CIO Advisory Council; Independent Member of the Australian Federal Police (AFP) Spectrum Programme Board; National Board Director of the Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA); a member of NSW Digital Government Advisory Panel. Marie was Faculty at Exponential Medicine Singularity University.

Marie has been a judge on Australian and international technology innovation awards, including the CIO50 Awards.

An in-demand international keynote speaker, in 2020 Marie delivered the Kenneth Jenkins Oration.

Marie’s innovations have been recognised internationally.

UN Award: egovernment for the Business Entry Point; “Innovative CIO of the Year – Australia”; one of Australia’s “100 Women of Influence”; and “Exceptional Woman of Excellence” at the 2019 Women Economic Forum.

Her goal is to leave a technology and innovation design legacy so that the interaction between people and the systems of society is naturally empathetic, seamless and intuitive regardless of ability or language.

Entrepreneur, CEO and board director with 20 years’ experience in strategy, technology leadership, and innovation. Claudine is the Managing Director of O&O Consulting, co-founder and CEO of HivePix, and a Non-Executive board Director for Cuscal and Scyne Advisory. Claudine was awarded Top CIO50 in Australia in 2016. She has expertise in data, artificial intelligence, quantum computing, cyber security governance and risk management.

Previously, Claudine was a Non-Executive board Director for Youi Insurance. Claudine led the Digital and Data businesses and innovation for Compass Group Asia Pacific, and was the Group Chief Information Officer (CIO) for the Jetstar Group of Airlines (Jetstar’s Branded Airlines include Singapore, Japan, Vietnam, ANZ businesses & JVs), and Ridley Corporation; She led Consumer and Industrial Markets (CIM) at KPMG; and broad industry experience in sales, marketing, and product management.

She is a 2015 graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD). She has completed a Quantum Computing course at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), has a Bachelor of Business from the University of Technology Sydney, Australia (B.Bus) and a Diploma of Business Management from the Ecole Supérieur de Commerce Reims, France (Dip.Mgnt).

Claudine is also an advisor and coach to innovative and bold leaders from a variety of industries. She is a champion for diversity, inclusion, ESG and the role it plays in business and leadership effectiveness.

Peggy and her team are responsible for partnering with Enterprise & Business customers (15K customers) to support and accelerate the achievement of their priorities (incl. digital transformation, automation, digitisation, and sustainability). With the right focus on Customer Experience & Industry Thought Leadership, Telstra can collaborate more effectively with customers on key Industry trends and opportunities; and add more value to the customer.

Throughout her career, Peggy has focused on inspiring digital transformation in sales engagements, spearheading innovation efforts and delivering the ultimate customer experience.

Before Telstra, Peggy was SVP of the Customer Experience Solutions organisation for SAP Asia Pacific Japan. She was responsible for leading the Commerce and Digital Customers Engagement Business for ANZ, SEA, Japan, Korea and India. To scale this business, Peggy was focused on end-to-end alignment across Sales, Presales, Demand Generation, Marketing, Partner Management, and Adoption & Renewals.

With over 25 years of experience in technology, Peggy has held multiple leadership roles managing high performing organizations and teams in Enterprise Sales, Presales & Industry, and Professional Services functions. Peggy has been involved with many customers guiding them through transformations of their system landscapes and achieve optimal value from their investments. She began her career with the IT Audit and Business Consulting practice at Arthur Andersen, where she identified her passion for helping organizations improve business outcomes through technology. She then spent 22 years at SAP in a variety of roles always focusing on people and customer success, before joining Telstra in May 2022.

Originally from Belgium, Peggy has worked in Belgium, Germany, Australia and APJ and has a global understanding and approach to her leadership.

Peggy is passionate about conscious leadership, innovation and building high performing teams. She inspires people to perform at their best, mentors talent, and is determined to make a difference in the global business landscape on the Diversity topic.

Peggy is a graduate of the University of Limburg (Belgium) and holds an MBA in Commercial Engineering and IT Strategy.

She is a mother of 2 boys, currently lives on the Gold Coast and enjoys an active lifestyle.

With over 22 years of experience in strategic marketing and event planning, I lead Best Case Scenario Marketing, a seasoned team of professionals that amplifies customer engagement strategies for technology innovators targeting key sectors such as Government, Healthcare, Banking & Finance, and Enterprise. We work with industry leaders like Microsoft, Broadcom, and NSW Department of Customer Service, delivering data-driven insights, compelling content, and engaging experiences that foster meaningful connections and growth.

I am also the Chief Marketing Officer of Tendertrace, a market intelligence platform that provides real-time public sector data for technology suppliers and agencies. In this role, I leverage my expertise in Government buying and data analytics to drive the company’s growth and impact, while also supporting clients such as Microsoft to create innovative solutions that enhance public services and outcomes. Additionally, I am the Program Director of AIMed Australia, an initiative that showcases the latest developments and best practices in artificial intelligence and medicine. I am passionate about championing diversity, equity, and inclusion in the tech sector, and I actively participate and volunteer in various organisations and events that promote this vision.